The hum of moving garbage trucks and the squawks of scavenging birds at a sprawling landfill on the outskirts of Durban, South Africa, may seem to some like an unlikely location for a massively successful renewable energy…

Dr. Linda Godfrey is the Principal Scientist and manager of South Africa’s Waste Research, Development and Innovation Roadmap Implementation Unit, which aims to improve the reduce the amount of waste the country generates…

By Bool Smuts, environmental manager, medical doctor and director of the Landmark Foundation in South Africa
South Africa’s agricultural sector is responsible for devastating impacts on the environment.
Most South African…

Cape Town is in crisis. Prolonged drought, increased demand for water, and a lack of coordinated planning have combined to create a doomsday scenario in which the city is running out of water. The result has been a scramble…

In South Africa, early movers are profiting from a strong export market in “green goods” – primarily pollution and wastewater management technologies. However, the country currently imports twice as many “green” goods and…

Just a few years ago Cape Town’s water supply seemed secure. Access to water in South Africa’s largest city was taken for granted, and affluent residents prided themselves on well-kept lawns and backyard pools. Now, after…

Centurion, South Africa, 20-21 November – Agriculture plays an important role in all of our lives, providing us with food, fuel and fibres. However, faced with the stark environmental impacts of climate change and a growing…

Latest UNEP report on green energy shows developing nations are investing more in renewable energy than developed countries
South Africans have long endured frequent power blackouts that can last for more than 12 hours at a…

This is a mid-term evaluation of a UNEP project implemented between 2003 and 2010. The objective of the MTE is to assess operational aspects, such as project management and implementation of activities and also the level of progress towards the…

This is a terminal evaluation of a UNEP GEF project implemented between 2006 and 2010. The LADA project had two principal objectives: develop and implement strategies, methods and tools to assess, quantify and analyse the nature, extent, severity…